Service difficulty report · Ballast · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
April 9, 2011
Submitted
April 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53391
Aircraft time
41,695 hours, 22,268 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO SLC DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ODOR EMANATING FROM THE RIGHT AFT LAVATORY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PER MANUAL. RAN PACKS USING ENGINE AND APU AIR. NO ODOR COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING OUTLETS. FOUND OVERHEATED CEILING LIGHT BALLAST AT ROW 37 AND DIMMER CONTROL FUSES BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSES AND BALLAST. ALL OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.

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